Day of the Yadavs as
UPA-II turns 3Message to Mamata: Mulayam & Lalu join ruling combine’s partyNew Delhi, May 22When the UPA allies lined up for the customary photo-op to mark its third anniversary, the group which held aloft copies of the annual report card listing the government’s achievements included two unexpected faces - Samajdwadi Party leader Mulayum Singh Yadav and Rashtriaya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Sikhs move a step closer to separate marriage lawNew Delhi, May 22The Sikh dream of a separate register of marriages within the community is all set to be realised with Parliament today passing the long-pending amendment to the Anand Karaj Act 1909 that does not provide for such registrations.

25 dead as trains collide in AndhraBangalore, May 22At least 25 persons were killed when the Bangalore-
bound Hampi Express (train No 16591) crashed into the rear of a stationary goods train at the Penukonda railway station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early this morning.

An injured passenger being taken out from the Hampi Express that smashed into a stationary goods train in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. — PTI

26 Badrinath pilgrims die in bus mishapDehradun, May 22
Twentysix persons were killed and 15 injured when a bus carrying Char Dham yatris fell into the Ganga at Byasi in Tehri district of Uttarakhand today.

islamabad in sharp focus as nato summit endsSpecial to
The TribuneFleeting Obama-Zardari meet puts spotlight on frosty tiesAshish Kumar Sen in Washington DC
The fleeting interaction between US President Barack Obama and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO Summit in Chicago on Monday served to underscore the frosty relationship between the two countries.

No Bismillah Khan will now die in povertyParliament amends copyright law, secures royalty rights of artistesNew Delhi, May 22No Bismillah Khan will face ignominy now and no Khan Mastan will die begging at the shrine of Haji Ali right in the heart of tinsel town
Mumbai.